Victory

"A drifter in the islands of the Malay Archipelago rescues a young Englishwoman from her predatory boss, and the vengeful employer sets a trio of miscreants on their trail. Joseph Conrad's first popular success abounds in the elements characteristic of his later work: an exotic setting, richly and powerfully evoked; muscular prose; complex characterization; and a compelling examination of the human capacity for good and evil"--

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Page 227The boat, if it had existed and had retreated, could perhaps be seen from the far
end of the long jetty. Nothing was to be seen. Heyst let his eyes roam idly over
the sea. He was so absorbed in his perplexity that a hollow sound, as of
somebody ...

Page 228The man in the boat raised his hands to be helped up on the jetty, whispering: “I
tried. I am too weak. I tumbled down.” Wang was coming along the jetty slowly,
with intent. straining eyes. “Run back and bring a crowbar here. There's one lying
...

Page 410There was no going beyond the shore end of the jetty till the afternoon.” Davidson
sighed placidly. “I suppose you are certain that Baron Heystis dead?” “He is—
ashes, your Excellency,” said Davidson, wheezing a little; “he and the girl
together ...